2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumHillary Sanders belts out a populist tune
This story from the AP was just too funny to pass up
In final Iowa blitz, an outraged Hillary Clinton is channeling rival Bernie Sanders' economic anger
AMES, Iowa (AP) Seeking victory in Iowa, Hillary Clinton has begun channeling the economic indignation of her rival Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, whose unapologetically liberal campaign has tightened the race ahead of Monday's caucuses and given him a lead in the New Hampshire contest that follows.
Making her closing argument to Iowa caucus-goers, Clinton now cloaks her detailed policy plans in Sanders' outraged rhetoric. Pharmaceutical pricing "burns" her up. Companies that take advantage of the tax loopholes get her "pretty riled up." And she promises to "rail away" at any industry that flouts the law.
"I'm going after all of them" she declared in Davenport, her tone escalating to a shout. "When I talk about going after those companies, those businesses, those special interests, I have a much broader target list than my opponents."
Oh, god, my sides are sore from laughing
Just days removed from doing a big ticket fundraiser in Philadelphia with an investment firm facing regulatory scrutiny for its questionable "alternative investment sales practices directed at small investors, Clinton has morphed into a raging populist.
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http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/1/31/1478005/-Hillary-Sanders-belts-out-a-populist-tune
cali
(114,904 posts)Phony. Phony. Phony.
tokenlib
(4,186 posts)Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)between Hillary and a Republican?
I certainly couldn't tell the difference when she was living in Arkansas.
I supported Bill during all his gubernatorial campaigns, and even during his unsuccessful campaign against John Paul Hammerschmidt in the 1974 3rd district Congressional election. But damn, both of them have changed, and changed for the worse.
merrily
(45,251 posts)cali
(114,904 posts)merrily
(45,251 posts)Response to cali (Original post)
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cali
(114,904 posts)Donkees
(31,415 posts)Divernan
(15,480 posts)Sanders should open every speech with a video montage of Clintons statements from this campaign season:
Her calls for incrementalism.
Her defense of taking $680,000 from Goldman Sachs for three speeches.
Her dismissive magic wand comments about Sanders plans for Medicare-for-all and free college tuition.
Her never, ever to health care for all.
Her moderate, guilty as charged comment.
And then the photo of her sneaking in the side door of that Philadelphia fundraiser that, for some strange reason, was never placed on her public schedule. Sanders should inform his audience about companys activities that have garnered regulatory scrutiny.
Finally, he should run short clips of the new, fiery, faux populist Hillary claiming shell rein in the bad actors and take on the special interests.
Then, only after his audience has stopped laughing, should he begin his speech.
(from the OP link)
Nanjeanne
(4,960 posts)cali
(114,904 posts)Karmadillo
(9,253 posts)cali
(114,904 posts)Armstead
(47,803 posts)A fiery populist progressive moderate pragmatic family values supporter of lgbt rigts gun loving advocate for gun control advocate of single multipke private pyblic healthcare
MisterP
(23,730 posts)the backing
of course it's not 1992 so we just see this for what it is
senz
(11,945 posts)makes me want to
I cannot think of a more false, phony politician. Not one. On either side of the aisle.
She is pure Trojan horse, counting on the ignorance of busy people who only know only what they see on the MSM and haven't the time to find out who she really is.
If Hillary gets in, her first order of business will be the TPP.
Her litmus test for Supreme Court justices will be Wall Street approval.
She is NOT one of us. Never has been, never wanted to be.
nc4bo
(17,651 posts)I haven't the foggiest
No one really knows but we do have lots and lots of clues and money trails to follow to get a good idea.
Avalux
(35,015 posts)She changes like the wind to whatever is politically expedient - like imitating her competitor. So disingenuous.
Nanjeanne
(4,960 posts)I think we're seeing a revival of the movie Sybil.